decolour

British

/ diːˈkʌlə /

verb

(tr) to deprive of colour, as by bleaching

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Other Word Forms

decoloration noun
decolorization noun

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Some stones, as stated, become pink on heating, but if the heating is continued too long, or too strongly, the stone is decoloured.

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